Saturday, December 18, 2010

Say nothing, say nothing, say nothing

The best hope for the ­monarchy is that Prince Charles dies before the Queen.

Modern kings and queens must remain distant symbols of glamour, beauty and decency — or they become nothing. In the mid-21st century, as ever, once the public knows too much, the magic will be gone.

Happily for us all, there is every reason to suppose that the Queen will reign on for at least another decade. By then, it should be obvious that it would be madness to allow a quirky, stubbornly opinionated and contentious old man to assume the throne — that the best hope for Britain’s ­monarchy lies with William and Kate.

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